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SY - Sailing Yacht, 10 m (33 ft), sail, monohull, Westerly
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Embark (Boarding)
ready now to embark anytime
Duration
for any duration but preferably for less than 10 years
Disembark
flexible, no specific date
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Locations

 Boarding location
United States - Massachusetts - visible to Crew members only
your specified boarding area is ? within this vessel's boarding location
and the Crew must be within United States
your current location is around ? away from this location
 Destination planned to take the vessel next
United States - same as boarding location
 My current location where I'm in person
United States - same as boarding location
 Home Port of Registry (registered vessel)
United Kingdom - England - visible to Premium Crew

Itineraries

An itinerary is a route divided into legs showing the planned locations and dates of the main stopovers from the start (initial departure) to the end (final arrival), which is the destination of the vessel's journey (also called voyage, trip, torn, or expedition).

Each leg has a departure and an arrival date and location. It may also have additional waypoints in between, which might be stopping points or course change points.

Accuracy of itineraries

Itineraries for vessels at sea are never precise! We use three accuracy levels for the planning status to avoid confusion about what is likely to happen or not:

  • Pending (not accurate) – initial idea, possibilities
  • Preliminary (kinda accurate) – changes may still apply
  • Planned (fairly accurate) – this is what's meant to happen
Days vs Nights

The duration of an itinerary is counted in days (start to end date) and the leg in nights (departure to arrival date). That is because you may arrive on a Monday and leave on a Tuesday. Therefore, there can be confusion if you were there for one or two days, but it would strictly count as one night without any confusion.

Therefore, you would say you went on a 14-day holiday or trip (the itinerary) and spent 13 nights on all your legs combined, for example.

Planning vs Estimates

There is also an important distinction between planning (what's the intention) and estimating (what's calculated). A time of arrival is always an estimate as a calculation is required; that's why it is called ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival).

You can't plan to leave San Francisco and arrive in Hawaii 10 minutes later, regardless of how desperate your intention is. If you intend to arrive in Hawaii by a certain date and estimate 10 days for the journey, then you can plan to leave San Francisco 12 to 15 days before. Therefore, your departure date is planned (what's the intention), and the arrival is still an estimate (what's calculated based on season, winds, currents, and many other factors). Plans can change due to weather, government requirements, breakdowns, delays, etc.

Tips for planning an itinerary

The following tips are worth noting to manage your itinerary and maintain an excellent overview:

  • 1) Name your itinerary with a short and clear title, such as 2024 Antarctic Expedition or 2024 Italy Family Torn, that is descriptive, easy to remember, and simple to refer to in conversations.
  • 2) You can set your itinerary's visibility to private while planning it, share it with only those you contact, or share it with anyone who views your profile.
  • 3) Next, add each leg of the significant stopovers by date and location.
  • 4) Then, keep updating each leg as required.

Be realistic and mindful when planning an itinerary. People will arrange their timing and life around it, taking time off work, booking flights, arranging accommodation, etc. It's crucial to let the crew know how accurate they can expect the itinerary to be.

Annapolis to Delaware City cape may Atlantic city

Planned (fairly accurate)

1 Leg
302 nm
10 days
Start2024 May 21 Tue
End2024 May 31 Fri
Sailing up Chesapeake to Delaware City then cape may Atlantic city New York RI and St John or halifax

Leg 1

302 nm10 nights
Completed
Depart 2024 May 21 Tue
Arrive 2024 May 31 Fri
US Delaware City 18 Waypoints
Picking up my daughter for a few weeks but will still have one cabin available
End of Itinerary

Delaware City to Haifax

Planned (fairly accurate)

1 Leg
79 nm
1 day
Start2024 Jun 4 Tue
End2024 Jun 5 Wed
Sailing from Chesapeake city on Monday heading to Halifax stopping on the way

Leg 1

79 nm1 night
Completed
Depart 2024 Jun 4 Tue
Arrive 2024 Jun 5 Wed
US Delaware City 30 Waypoints
End of Itinerary

Plymouth leaving to the north

Preliminary (kinda accurate)

1 Leg
32 nm
4 days
Start2024 Jul 29 Mon
End2024 Aug 2 Fri
US Hull

Leg 1

32 nm4 nights
Completed
Depart 2024 Jul 29 Mon
Arrive 2024 Aug 2 Fri
US Hull 10 Waypoints
End of Itinerary

Vessel

L5   native
speaking natively like a local without a noticeable foreign accent
L4   fluent
speaking fluently with an extensive vocabulary, but with a foreign accent
L3   competent
speaking competently with a solid vocabulary on almost any topic
L2   elementary
speaking enough to get by, but may get lost in a conversation
L1   learning
not speaking the language, but learned enough to say simple sentences
L0   not proficient
may know a few words, but cannot form sentences or ask questions
Languages spoken aboard
native English
Vessel type, make and model
SY Sailing Yacht, Westerly
Vessel year
1976 built, and most recent major refit completed in 2021
Vessel main propulsion
sail
Vessel hull type
monohull
Vessel length
10 metres (33 ft)
Vessel weight (displacement)
5 tonnes (11,025 lb)
Crew & guests aboard
usually 1 person aboard
Journey
mile building, cruising or cruising: Offshore

Crew

Team request
position preferably for individuals, but teams may apply
Nationality of crew
anyone
Gender of crew
preferably female crew, but male crew may apply
Age of crew
preferably over 18 years of age
Height of crew
any
Weight of crew
any

Lifestyle

Eating
Anyone and aboard there is only an unrestricted diet
Drinking
Anyone and aboard moderate drinking is allowed
Smoking
Anyone and aboard there is preferably no smoking

Experience

Coastal/Ocean sea time
none required
Coastal/Ocean sea miles
none required

Position

Recreational    generally unpaid positions, or contributing towards some agreed expenses

positions available
preferably for
 Crew   any experience
unpaid
crew is not expecting to be paid

Dear Shipmates

Introduction

I'm ready now in boston ma check my YouTube video going. up the coast to Halifax and Greenland might keep going or back to the Caribbean via Bermuda and Bahamas
On my way through Miami my boat was hit by lightning and it blew up all the electrical stuff my scooter. Ive sailed to Fl keys now from the U.K. Must be able to live off grid and a good organiser Good at boat work or sewing or filming. Or just a good laugh.
Romance is not my primary goal but you need to be friendly and social but able to make your own decisions and enjoy self time and mindfulness
Join as premium member to contact me if you are serious

About the boat, the plans, and current crew

often messyusually cleanlive on little moneyhave a holidayshare experienceshare charter costsvisit remote placesseek adventurefulfill a dreamlearn a languagefind a soulmate/partnerlive off the grid

I’m a retired airline pilot and have seen the world from a 747 now I’m ready to see it all again by sea.
I have sailed the Atlantic all the Caribbean and up the East Coast of usa. I'm back refitting my boat in flag harbour MD after being struck by lightning in Miami last year.
The plan is to sail the north West passage but that might be a bridge too far this year so just up to Canada or maybe the great loop. It all depends on who wants to come and share the fun

What is expected of the crew

clean & tidydiscreeteasy-goingenthusiasticfit & healthyorganisedtrustworthytravel light (little luggage)LGBTIQA+ respectfulpositive outlookopen mindedsense of humorready to partydon't mind cleaningwill not bring a bicycleharmony

No frills but the odd party when the time is right. Let’s have an adventure. I’m going to sail back to Puerto Rico then somewhere to hide from the hurricanes.

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PIV

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4 years, 2019 Apr2024 Apr
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